We study the possibility of stabilizing a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov(FFLO)state in an equally populated two-component Fermi gas trapped in a moving two-dimensional optical lattice.For a system with nearly half f...We study the possibility of stabilizing a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov(FFLO)state in an equally populated two-component Fermi gas trapped in a moving two-dimensional optical lattice.For a system with nearly half filling,we find that a finite pairing momentum perpendicular to the moving direction can be spontaneously induced for a proper choice of lattice velocity.As a result,the total pairing momentum is tilted towards the nesting vector to take advantage of the significant enhancement of the density of states.展开更多
We review some recent progresses on the study of ultracold Fermi gases with synthetic spin-orbit coupling.In particular,we focus on the pairing superfluidity in these systems at zero temperature.Recent studies have sh...We review some recent progresses on the study of ultracold Fermi gases with synthetic spin-orbit coupling.In particular,we focus on the pairing superfluidity in these systems at zero temperature.Recent studies have shown that different forms of spin-orbit coupling in various spatial dimensions can lead to a wealth of novel pairing superfluidity.A common theme of these variations is the emergence of new pairing mechanisms which are direct results of spin-orbit-coupling-modified single-particle dispersion spectra.As different configurations can give rise to single-particle dispersion spectra with drastic differences in symmetry,spin dependence and low-energy density of states,spin-orbit coupling is potentially a powerful tool of quantum control,which,when combined with other available control schemes in ultracold atomic gases,will enable us to engineer novel states of matter.展开更多
Spin-wave excitation plays important roles in the investigation of the magnetic phases. In this paper, we study the spin-wave excitation spectra of two-component Bose gases with spin-orbit coupling in a deep square op...Spin-wave excitation plays important roles in the investigation of the magnetic phases. In this paper, we study the spin-wave excitation spectra of two-component Bose gases with spin-orbit coupling in a deep square optical lattice using the spin-wave theory. We find that, while the excitation spectrum of the vortex crystal phase is gapless with a linear dispersion in the vicinity of the minimum point, the spectra of the commensurate spiral spin phase and the skyrmion crystal phase are gapped. Significantly, the spin fluctuations strongly destabilize the classical ground state of the skyrmion phase with the appearance of an imaginary part in the eigenfrequencies of spin excitations. Such features of the spin excitation spectra provide further insights into the exotic spin phases.展开更多
We study the pairing states in a largely imbalanced two-component Fermi gas loaded in an anisotropic two-dimensional optical lattice, where the spin-up and spin-down fermions are filled to the s- and px-orbital bands,...We study the pairing states in a largely imbalanced two-component Fermi gas loaded in an anisotropic two-dimensional optical lattice, where the spin-up and spin-down fermions are filled to the s- and px-orbital bands, respectively. We show that owing to the relative inversion of the band structures of the s and px orbitals, the system favors pairing between two fermions on the same side of the Brillouin zone, leading to a large stable regime for states with a finite center-of-mass momentum, i.e., the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. In particular, when two Fermi surfaces are close in momentum space, a nesting effect stabilizes a special type of π-FFLO phase with a spatial modulation of π along the easily tunneled x direction. We map out the zero-temperature phase diagrams within the mean-field approach for various aspect ratios within the two-dimensional plane and calculate the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition temperatures TBKT for different phases.展开更多
Few-level systems consisting of a certain number of spin states have provided the basis of a wide range of cold atom researches.However,more developments are still needed for better preparation of isolated few-spin sy...Few-level systems consisting of a certain number of spin states have provided the basis of a wide range of cold atom researches.However,more developments are still needed for better preparation of isolated few-spin systems.In this work,we demonstrate a highly nonlinear spin-discriminating(HNSD)method for isolating an arbitrary few-level manifold out of a larger total number of spin ground states in fermionic alkaline-earth atoms.With this method,we realize large and tunable energy shifts for unwanted spin states while inducing negligible shifts for the spin states of interest,which leads to a highly isolated few-spin system under minimal perturbation.Furthermore,the isolated few-spin system exhibits a long lifetime on the hundred-millisecond scale.Using the HNSD method,we demonstrate a characteristic Rabi oscillation between the two states of an isolated two-spin Fermi gas.Our method has wide applicability for realizing long-lived two-spin or high-spin quantum systems based on alkaline-earth fermions.展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China(Grant No.Z180013)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11522436,11774425,and 12074428)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0306501)the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(Grant Nos.16XNLQ03 and 18XNLQ15)。
文摘We study the possibility of stabilizing a Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov(FFLO)state in an equally populated two-component Fermi gas trapped in a moving two-dimensional optical lattice.For a system with nearly half filling,we find that a finite pairing momentum perpendicular to the moving direction can be spontaneously induced for a proper choice of lattice velocity.As a result,the total pairing momentum is tilted towards the nesting vector to take advantage of the significant enhancement of the density of states.
基金supported by National Fundamental Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CB921200 and 2011CBA00200)National Key Basic Research Program(Grant No.2013CB922000)+4 种基金National Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.60921091)National Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10904172,11104158,11374177,11105134,1127409and 11374283)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.WK2470000006)the Research Funds of Renmin University of China(Grant No.10XNL016)the programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘We review some recent progresses on the study of ultracold Fermi gases with synthetic spin-orbit coupling.In particular,we focus on the pairing superfluidity in these systems at zero temperature.Recent studies have shown that different forms of spin-orbit coupling in various spatial dimensions can lead to a wealth of novel pairing superfluidity.A common theme of these variations is the emergence of new pairing mechanisms which are direct results of spin-orbit-coupling-modified single-particle dispersion spectra.As different configurations can give rise to single-particle dispersion spectra with drastic differences in symmetry,spin dependence and low-energy density of states,spin-orbit coupling is potentially a powerful tool of quantum control,which,when combined with other available control schemes in ultracold atomic gases,will enable us to engineer novel states of matter.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11347197,11404225,and 11474205)
文摘Spin-wave excitation plays important roles in the investigation of the magnetic phases. In this paper, we study the spin-wave excitation spectra of two-component Bose gases with spin-orbit coupling in a deep square optical lattice using the spin-wave theory. We find that, while the excitation spectrum of the vortex crystal phase is gapless with a linear dispersion in the vicinity of the minimum point, the spectra of the commensurate spiral spin phase and the skyrmion crystal phase are gapped. Significantly, the spin fluctuations strongly destabilize the classical ground state of the skyrmion phase with the appearance of an imaginary part in the eigenfrequencies of spin excitations. Such features of the spin excitation spectra provide further insights into the exotic spin phases.
基金Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11274009, 11274025, 11434011, and 61675007), the National 11522436, 11622428, 61475006, Key R&D Program (Grant Nos. 2013CB922000 and 2016YFA0301201), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0301302), and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China (Grant Nos. 10XNL016 and 16XNLQ03).
文摘We study the pairing states in a largely imbalanced two-component Fermi gas loaded in an anisotropic two-dimensional optical lattice, where the spin-up and spin-down fermions are filled to the s- and px-orbital bands, respectively. We show that owing to the relative inversion of the band structures of the s and px orbitals, the system favors pairing between two fermions on the same side of the Brillouin zone, leading to a large stable regime for states with a finite center-of-mass momentum, i.e., the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. In particular, when two Fermi surfaces are close in momentum space, a nesting effect stabilizes a special type of π-FFLO phase with a spatial modulation of π along the easily tunneled x direction. We map out the zero-temperature phase diagrams within the mean-field approach for various aspect ratios within the two-dimensional plane and calculate the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition temperatures TBKT for different phases.
基金supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Priority Research Program under Grant No.XDB35020100the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2018YFA0305601+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11874073the Hefei National Laboratory and the Scientific and Technological Innovation 2030 Key Program of Quantum Communication and Quantum Computing under Grant No.2021ZD0301903。
文摘Few-level systems consisting of a certain number of spin states have provided the basis of a wide range of cold atom researches.However,more developments are still needed for better preparation of isolated few-spin systems.In this work,we demonstrate a highly nonlinear spin-discriminating(HNSD)method for isolating an arbitrary few-level manifold out of a larger total number of spin ground states in fermionic alkaline-earth atoms.With this method,we realize large and tunable energy shifts for unwanted spin states while inducing negligible shifts for the spin states of interest,which leads to a highly isolated few-spin system under minimal perturbation.Furthermore,the isolated few-spin system exhibits a long lifetime on the hundred-millisecond scale.Using the HNSD method,we demonstrate a characteristic Rabi oscillation between the two states of an isolated two-spin Fermi gas.Our method has wide applicability for realizing long-lived two-spin or high-spin quantum systems based on alkaline-earth fermions.